Those of you who read my poems regularly and know my work know that most of my Tanka poems are about love's grief, passion, loss, etc ... I want to let you know that Tanka is my favorite type of poem because I can relate to it so much. I am from Spain, Spaniers are very passionate and dramatic people so it's only natural that I would be so attracted to this beautiful poetic form.

The best tanka poets from Japan are women and they write very similar poems of passion and loss. Here are a couple of examples:

First:

did he appear
because I fell asleep
thinking of him?
if only I'd known I was dreaming,
I'd never have awaken

by Ono No Komachi, from her book: "The Ink Dark Moon" Love Poems, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan, 800 century (you can read her book for freefor more information click here
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Second:

Pressing my breasts
I softly kick aside
The curtain of mystery,
How deep the crimson
Of the flower here

by Yosano Akiko, from her book "A life in Vain". She was considered to be one of the best-known female poets from the 20th century. for more information click here --- to read her poems click here --- to read her poems click here

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GOGYOHKA is a type of tanka from the 20th century. It's composed of a five-line free-style Japanese poetic form but with no strict rules on syllable count but as brief as possible. source = writers digest ===source=wikipedia

Thank you for taking the time to read and review my poem.

Gypsy
"Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." - Kahlil Gibran

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